 dmpage undead right the undead come in a variety of forms; some animated by necromancers some existing through only their own force of will or the circumstances of their demise the most common forms are the basic skeleton or zombie most adventurers are familiar with these creatures which are much the same in many ways zombies are somewhat tougher than skeletons as they still possess most of their flesh but skeletons are difficult to harm with any but bashing weapons the ghoul is another common denizen of catacombs and crypts usually found in groups these disturbing creatures feed on the flesh of their former species scavenging for food from graves when they can or using their paralytic touch to feed on the living one difficult-to-handle class of undead is that of the incorporeal creatures of this type are usually impossible to hit with any but magically enchanted weapons and their strike usually has some sort of nasty magical effect associated with it the classic ghost is one of these types as is the wraith two of the most well-known and most dangerous undead are the vampire and the lich the vampire is a creature cursed by another to feed on the blood of the living and granted with the ability to bring the living to his state of undeath through his feeding the lich meanwhile is cursed of his own volition usually to grant a powerful wizard the time necessary to continue their pursuit of eldritch knowledge unless well prepared one should avoid either of these types in general the undead have few shared weaknesses but there are some to keep in mind many recoil from the sunlight holy water burns most types as if it were acid to them fire is often a good choice and some will recoil when presented with a holy symbol blessed by the gods of good energies opposed to the death that sustains them is also a logical choice 